This course may be validated for 1 ECTS credit in the doctoral programs of EPFL and ETH Zurich after acceptance by the corresponding institution. The credit will be attributed to students who pass the examination held on 21 March 2018 after the course.

Please note that while the theory presented in this course applies to all types of materials, the practical examples concentrate on inorganic materials. Also due to limited time only a brief overview of the theory can be given although key references for more advanced analysis are provided throughout.

Academic and industrial engineers, PhD students and researchers with an interest in the field.

Fees

The participation fee is CHF360 for doctoral students from EPFL, ETHZ, Empa, PSI and CSEM, CHF460 for other PhD students and academic researchers and industrial participants from CCMX partner companies. The registration fee for all other participants is CHF1500. The fee includes all lunches and coffee breaks. We will confirm the participation of students coming from institutions outside of Switzerland after all fees have been paid. Please note that any bank transfer fees must be covered by the participant.